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diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst b/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst index 725600c0e5..5993182568 100644 --- a/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst +++ b/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst @@ -6030,9 +6030,7 @@ system and gives an overview of their function and contents. :term:`PYTHON_ABI` When used by recipes that inherit the :ref:`distutils3 <ref-classes-distutils3>`, - :ref:`setuptools3 <ref-classes-setuptools3>`, - :ref:`distutils <ref-classes-distutils>`, or - :ref:`setuptools <ref-classes-setuptools>` classes, denotes the + :ref:`setuptools3 <ref-classes-setuptools3>` classes, denotes the Application Binary Interface (ABI) currently in use for Python. By default, the ABI is "m". You do not have to set this variable as the OpenEmbedded build system sets it for you. @@ -6041,16 +6039,14 @@ system and gives an overview of their function and contents. names used when installing the Python headers and libraries in sysroot (e.g. ``.../python3.3m/...``). - Recipes that inherit the ``distutils`` class during cross-builds also + Recipes that inherit the ``distutils3`` class during cross-builds also use this variable to locate the headers and libraries of the appropriate Python that the extension is targeting. :term:`PYTHON_PN` When used by recipes that inherit the `distutils3 <ref-classes-distutils3>`, - :ref:`setuptools3 <ref-classes-setuptools3>`, - :ref:`distutils <ref-classes-distutils>`, or - :ref:`setuptools <ref-classes-setuptools>` classes, specifies the + :ref:`setuptools3 <ref-classes-setuptools3>` classes, specifies the major Python version being built. For Python 3.x, ``PYTHON_PN`` would be "python3". You do not have to set this variable as the OpenEmbedded build system automatically sets it for you. |